Command-line tool

axel

brew/axel

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Light UNIX download accelerator

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install axel

Linux

brew install axel

Download a URL to a file

axel url

Download and specify an output file

axel url -o path/to/file

Download with a specific number connections

axel -n number url

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